Give it back. Anyone in Concord allowing it to stay here is not living in the real world. This is not Nazi Germany and we do not need to allow Washington to make us believe that it is.

mturant wrote:

07/24/2013

We only have 5 of them in the state.. How will we cover all the problems that we have. Greenland is a bad example because that should have never happened.

Benjamin wrote:

07/24/2013

This grant fund is coming from the Office of Domestic Preparedness, and the Concord City Council Agenda refers to the two programs below as required uses for the grant money... Tell me, exactly what terrorism are they preparing for? Is there a sudden surge of "al-queda" in Concord? The case uses sited in the article talk only about normal day-to-day business of the Concord PD. I see no mention of terrorism prevention.
The allowable scope of (State Homeland Security Program) SHSP activities includes catastrophic events, provided that activities implemented also build capabilities that relate to terrorism.
The Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) seeks to provide law enforcement communities with enhanced capabilities for detecting, deterring, disrupting, and preventing acts of terrorism.

gracchus wrote:

07/24/2013

Pinch me! This is the first time I can remember agreeing with Mr. Washburn. When I saw the picture of the vehicle, my first thought was occupants in body armor exiting, weapons in hand, to the strains of John Williams' music from Star Wars.

Hunter_Dan wrote:

07/25/2013

That is because, dear Gracchus, a love of personal liberty is something that both Libertarian/Tea-Party/Free-Staters AND liberal/progressives share.
Now let's all join hands and sing Kumbaya . . .

gdn1 wrote:

07/24/2013

I should have added, it's no worse than the brand new Tower sitting in central station, which I bet cost somewhere around a million dollars. They will run it in to the ground in the next decade using it mostly to respond to medical aid calls in the central fire station district.

gdn1 wrote:

07/24/2013

But it's "free" Bob. You don't really expect them to pass up a free armored truck, do you?

TCB wrote:

07/24/2013

gdn1,
I agree- a waste of resources and sends a very bad message to the citizens, who the police ostensibly want on their side. Militarization of our police is the path to the dark side.
(I agreed with gdn1?? - A sure sign of the apocalypse).